GOP chair Ronna McDaniel slams 'anti-Semitic' Ilhan Omar

ILHAN OMAR'S LONG HISTORY OF CONTROVERSIAL STATEMENTSOmar had said: "To be clear: the conversation was about accountability for specific incidents regarding those ICC (International Criminal Court) cases, not a moral comparison between Hamas and the Taliban and the U.S. and Israel.""I was in no way equating terrorist organizations with democratic countries with well-established judicial systems."At a news conference, Pelosi dismissed a question about further disciplining Omar, who has a long history of controversial comments."I think that she clarified her remarks and we accept that, and she has a point that she wanted to make and she has a right to make that point," Pelosi said. "There's some unease about how it was interpreted.""She made her clarification," Pelosi added before moving onto the next question.Meanwhile, several House Republicans have called on Pelosi to remove Omar from her committee assignments.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPIn a letter to the speaker, exclusively obtained by Fox News, the GOP members reminded Pelosi that she said "it is the responsibility of the party’s leadership in the House of Representatives to hold accountable egregious words and actions made by Members of the Party." "Now is the time for you to rise to the challenge you have set for yourself," said GOP Reps.